{"id":243906,"date":"2025-10-22T16:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/243906\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:12:11","slug":"espn-ranks-acc-football-teams-from-first-to-last-after-week-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/243906\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN ranks ACC Football teams from first to last after Week 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite a loss to Louisville<\/a> in Week 8, Miami<\/a> remains the favorite to win the ACC. Still, there\u2019s plenty of turmoil to comb through beyond the Hurricanes. ESPN has updated<\/a> their ACC rankings, and the list included a couple surprises.<\/p>\n

The rankings are based on ESPN\u2019s Football Power Index (FPI<\/a>). FPI is \u201ca predictive rating system designed to measure team strength and project performance going forward.\u201d It does not rate teams based on their r\u00e9sum\u00e9, but instead lists teams in a power ranking style.<\/p>\n

The system will certainly leave some fans upset this week, even though there was a couple of changes. With so much to cover, let\u2019s dive into ESPN\u2019s latest ACC rankings, beginning with the aforementioned Miami Hurricanes. <\/p>\n

Miami quarterback\u00a0Carson Beck<\/a>\u00a0threw four interceptions, and the Hurricanes were doomed as Louisville played the upstart in this one. It was clear early on that it would be closer than the experts predicted.<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes certainly had their chances, but self-inflicted mistakes cost them against the Cardinals. While the loss puts a serious dent in Miami\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9, the Hurricanes still have everything in front of them.<\/p>\n

\"OctSam Navarro-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

What a win it was for Louisville over Miami. The Cardinals defense came to play against the vaunted Hurricanes offense, picking off Heisman contender Carson Beck four times.<\/p>\n

On the offensive side of the ball, Miller Moss<\/a> tossed two touchdowns and didn\u2019t turn the ball over, accumulating 248 yards. At 5-1, the Cardinals will turn their attention to Boston College this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Georgia seems like they\u2019re going to be here for the long haul and contend for the CFP. The Yellow Jackets are 7-0 on the season following a 27-18 win over Duke in Week 8.<\/p>\n

Haynes King<\/a>\u00a0threw for 205 yards and ran for another 105 on the ground and had a touchdown. In a 10-10 game in the fourth quarter, Georgia Tech outscored the Blue Devils 17-8 to get the victory over Duke.<\/p>\n

SMU has rebounded nicely from their 2-2 start to the season. They\u2019ve won three consecutive games, getting some revenge on Clemson in South Carolina over the weekend. <\/p>\n

Kevin Jennings<\/a> has been playing well, and the Mustangs look primed to make another run at the whole shebang in the ACC. Next up is a trip to Winston-Salem, where they\u2019ll take on Wake Forest.<\/p>\n

\"mike(USA Today Sports)<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a swift change in momentum for Florida State since their Week 1 win over Alabama. The Seminoles looked primed for a College Football Playoff run, but four straight losses have dimmed their light.<\/p>\n

They fell by a touchdown to Stanford last weekend, and now they have all weekend to think about what they\u2019ve done. They\u2019re back on the horse against Wake Forest in Week 10, as they have a bye week on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Clemson is in a similar boat as Florida State. They notched a huge Week 1 win over an SEC opponent, only to fall apart in the time since. <\/p>\n

The Tigers are 3-4 after a loss to SMU over the weekend. Cade Klubnik<\/a> is banged up, but he\u2019ll be able to rest this weekend, as Clemson has a bey week. They\u2019re back in action against Duke on Nov. 1. <\/p>\n

Duke suffered their third loss of the season this past weekend, falling to Georgia Tech. It was a close game throughout, but the Yellow Jackets pulled away from the Blue Devils in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

Darian Mensah<\/a> passed for over 350 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn\u2019t enough to lift Duke to a win. They\u2019re 4-3 heading into a bye week, with a date against Clemson to follow on Nov. 1. <\/p>\n

\"pat(Photo by Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh is on a three-game win streak, advancing their record to 5-2 after starting 2-2 on the year. They beat Syracuse by 17 over the weekend, as they got production from all three facets of their team against the Orange. <\/p>\n

They have another winnable game this weekend, as Pittsburgh will face NC State. They\u2019re back at home, and hoping to continue their hot streak in Week 9. <\/p>\n

Virginia has won five straight since losing to NC State. The Cavaliers are humming coming off a win over Washington State this past weekend. <\/p>\n

Their schedule isn\u2019t super intimidating over the next month and change. Virginia could make a bit of a run here, beginning with North Carolina this weekend. <\/p>\n

NC State had the weekend off after their loss to Notre Dame in Week 7. It wasn\u2019t a very competitive game for the Wolfpack against the Fighting Irish, so they went back to the drawing board after falling to last season\u2019s runner-up. <\/p>\n

At 4-3, they\u2019re in the middle of the pack in the ACC, but hoping to rise over the next couple of weeks. Their first test comes this weekend against Pittsburgh, and the Panthers are hot. It\u2019d be a nice feather in their cap to get the win.<\/p>\n

11. Wake Forest<\/a> (66)
12. Virginia Tech<\/a> (70)
13. Syracuse<\/a> (74)
14. Stanford<\/a> (79)
15. California<\/a> (83)
16. Boston College<\/a> (97)
17. North Carolina<\/a> (99)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Despite a loss to Louisville in Week 8, Miami remains the favorite to win the ACC. Still, there\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[399,398,396,397,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-243906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-ncaafootball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}